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What river did Egypt need to exist? |
the Nile River |
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What were the kings named that ruled Egypt? |
Pharaohs |
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What happened when the river flooded? |
easier for traveling, fresh water, soil to plant on |
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Why did Egyptians mummify people? |
so that a persons soul could prosper to the next life |
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Where was Mesopotamia? |
between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers commonly referred to as the fertile crescent |
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Who were the earliest inhabitants of Mesopotamia? |
Sumerians |
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Ancient China? |
They were ruled by dynasties the earliest were the shang dynasty, they were conquered by the Zhou dynasty. The Zhou period included a lot of wars, until the Chin dynasty united the country again |
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Emperor Shi? |
build a series of roads and canals to link parts of the country together |
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Confucius? |
He traveled China to teach about peace and how "the greater good should come before the individual" |
